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Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Will & Grace Season 6 Episode 2 - Last Ex to Brooklyn
    8.9/10(635 votes)

    #1 - Last Ex to Brooklyn

    S6:E2

    When Leo invites his hip and trendy ex-girlfriend to a friendly dinner party, Grace turns to Will, Jack and Karen to round out the guest list and keep the night running smoothly. However, when Leo's ex turns out to be the only girl Will ever slept with, Grace's jealousy gets the better of her. Meanwhile, Karen discovers Lorraine's dog Chompers hiding in Stan's closet and searches for a new owner for the puppy.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  2. Will & Grace Season 3 Episode 8 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1)
    8.8/10(527 votes)

    #2 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1)

    S3:E8

    In a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985, coed Grace invites her college boyfriend Will home to meet her family, but their romantic relationship swerves dramatically when a conflicted Will phones a teenaged Jack for some crucial advice. Unfortunately, Will and an angry Grace end up temporarily estranged when he blurts out the truth and she orders him out of the house -- and her life.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  3. Will & Grace Season 4 Episode 16 - A Chorus Lie
    8.7/10(531 votes)

    #3 - A Chorus Lie

    S4:E16

    Matt Damon makes a guest appearance as a clever charmer named Owen, who's competing against Jack for a spot in New York's Gay Men's Chorus. Truth be told, however, Owen is totally straight and is really after the group's big perk: a summer trip to Europe, all-expenses paid. Jack suspects Owen's ruse but needs proof. How about the hug test? Now a flustered Jack reluctantly turns to Grace to ""in"" Owen. Meanwhile, a scheming Karen tries to pass off an unwitting Will as her lover and not her lawyer when she discovers that she's the object of pity for being single at her own Valentine's Day party

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust

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  4. Will & Grace Season 2 Episode 7 - Homo for the Holidays
    8.6/10(531 votes)

    #4 - Homo for the Holidays

    S2:E7

    Will and Grace are shocked to learn that Jack never told his mother he was gay and encourage him to open up to her at Thanksgiving. The evening brings a revelation for Jack as well: his father isn't who he thinks it is.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  5. Will & Grace Season 3 Episode 7 - Gypsies, Tramps and Weed
    8.5/10(473 votes)

    #5 - Gypsies, Tramps and Weed

    S3:E7

    Will reluctantly decides to use a birthday gift certificate from Grace to consult a psychic about his future and encounters an absent-minded fortune teller whose frighteningly personal predictions leave him reeling. Elsewhere, a guilt-ridden Grace hires a lackadaisical waiter whom she helped to get fired while Jack, who forever idolizes music, TV and film legend Cher, stumbles onto the real deal and meets the Oscar winner herself -- whom he mistakes for a drag queen.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Katie Palmer

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  6. Will & Grace Season 3 Episode 9 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2)
    8.5/10(304 votes)

    #6 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2)

    S3:E9

    In a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985, coed Grace invites her college boyfriend Will home to meet her family, but their romantic relationship swerves dramatically when a conflicted Will phones a teenaged Jack for some crucial advice. Unfortunately, Will and an angry Grace end up temporarily estranged when he blurts out the truth and she orders him out of the house -- and her life.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jeff Greenstein

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  7. Will & Grace Season 4 Episode 7 - Bed, Bath & Beyond
    8.5/10(404 votes)

    #7 - Bed, Bath & Beyond

    S4:E7

    While a baleful Grace wallows in bed as she grieves over losing her boyfriend Nathan, an enterprising Will tries all his old tricks to spring her from her mattress and back into the real world's whirl. But when Jack and Karen arrive, Will fears that their bizarre efforts to help might actually drive Grace futher into her shell -- not to mention therapy.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jhoni Marchinko

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  8. Will & Grace Season 2 Episode 3 - Das Boob
    8.4/10(518 votes)

    #8 - Das Boob

    S2:E3

    A deceiving, but flattering, newspaper photo makes Grace look more "endowed" than she really is and gains her the attention of a former high school heartthrob who was never one to keep abreast of her before. Jack is destroyed to learn that Will had a fling with Walter, Jack's ex-boyfriend.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jhoni Marchinko

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  9. Will & Grace Season 2 Episode 17 - The Hospital Show
    8.4/10(454 votes)

    #9 - The Hospital Show

    S2:E17

    While on a blind date, Will finds out that Karen's husband Stan has had a heart attack and rushes to the hospital to be with the gang. Will, Jack, Grace, and Rosario all speculate on who Karen will turn to for her inevitable emotional breakdown. After all, who will pay the bills if Stan dies?

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Adam Barr

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  10. Will & Grace Season 4 Episode 9 - Moveable Feast (1)
    8.4/10(398 votes)

    #10 - Moveable Feast (1)

    S4:E9

    Rather than be apart on Thanksgiving Day, Will and Grace join Jack and Karen for a festive holiday motor tour of their respective dysfunctional families, including Grace's domineering mother as well as Will's willful mom and Jack's stepdad -- with unsettling results. Meanwhile, back home, a waiting Rosario bastes and tastes their juicy turkey.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  11. Will & Grace Season 4 Episode 10 - Moveable Feast (2)
    8.4/10(276 votes)

    #11 - Moveable Feast (2)

    S4:E10

    This episode is also known as "Thanksgiving." Will and Grace join Jack and Karen in a motor tour of their respective families. (Double-length Episode)

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  12. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 2 - Bacon and Eggs
    8.4/10(402 votes)

    #12 - Bacon and Eggs

    S5:E2

    After stalking actor Kevin Bacon, Jack lands his dream job when the unsuspecting celebrity hires him as his personal assistant and immediately assigns him to find out who's been harassing him. Elsewhere, while Will and Grace wait for the right color to appear on their home pregnancy test, Grace is visited by a handsome doctor who makes her a tempting offer. In addition, Karen looks for a way out of her on-again, off-again relationship with the courtly and irresistible suitor Lionel.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  13. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 1 - Alive and Schticking
    8.4/10(485 votes)

    #13 - Alive and Schticking

    S8:E1

    Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Bill Wrubel

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  14. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 23 - The Finale (1)
    8.4/10(615 votes)

    #14 - The Finale (1)

    S8:E23

    The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

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  15. Will & Grace Season 2 Episode 6 - To Serve and Disinfect
    8.3/10(460 votes)

    #15 - To Serve and Disinfect

    S2:E6

    An unemployed Will agrees to serve as one of Jack's cater-waiters, until he learns that he'll be catering for American Bar Association. Grace discovers Karen's darkest secret: she once made a porn video.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Katie Palmer

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  16. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 24 - 24
    8.3/10(328 votes)

    #16 - 24

    S5:E24

    Karen, Will, Jack, and Grace go on a trip in Karen's yacht to sprinkle Stan's ashes into the Caribbean while Leo is flying to Guatamala with an atractive co-worker. While Karen sprinkles Stan's ashes she finds Lorraine has been stowing on board. While Karen and Loraiinne fight, Will and Jack get drunk. Lorainne pushes Karen off the board and Rosairo jumps off after her. The next morning Grace finds Leo's bag with a letter from his co-worker Danni saying that she wants Leo. Will wakes up in bed naked with a hangover and a naked Jack in the bed with him. Meanwhile Karen and Rosairo are stuck on a cargo boat.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jhoni Marchinko, Bill Wrubel, Kari Lizer, Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust, Gail Lerner

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  17. Will & Grace Season 7 Episode 11 - Queens for a Day (2)
    8.3/10(315 votes)

    #17 - Queens for a Day (2)

    S7:E11

    When Vince's mother injures her leg and is unable to make her traditional Italian Thanksgiving, Will comes to the rescue by offering to make his own special dinner, but Vince's mother refuses to give Will any credit. Meanwhile, Jack gives Vince's sister Ro a few pointers on a big secret she is keeping from her family and fiancé. Meanwhile, Grace and Karen get very cozy with Vince's much younger cousin.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kirk J. Rudell

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  18. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 10 - Von Trapped
    8.3/10(401 votes)

    #18 - Von Trapped

    S8:E10

    The "Sound of Music Sing-Along" has come to town and no one is more excited than Grace. She plans for her and Will to attend the musical in character-like style by dressing up in costumes.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gail Lerner

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  19. Will & Grace Season 3 Episode 25 - Sons and Lovers (2)
    8.2/10(258 votes)

    #19 - Sons and Lovers (2)

    S3:E25

    An exasperated Grace tries to mediate between a resentful Will and her sloppy, free-spirited boyfriend Nathan when Nathan moves in while Jack is in a royal dither as he plans to finally meet his unseen father face-to-face. However, Grace grows nervous when the two polar-opposite men find some common ground and she ponders how a devoted boyfriend might affect her equally important relationship with her longtime buddy Will. After settling his father issues, Jack later gets the surprise of his life in a most unexpected fashion.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

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  20. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 23 - 23
    8.2/10(311 votes)

    #20 - 23

    S5:E23

    In the middle of her divorce proceedings, Karen learns that ex-husband Stan has suddenly passed away, and the funeral becomes a contest of wills between Karen and her British rival, and a free-for-all when the will is read for everyone who ever felt deserving, such as Will. Meanwhile, Grace is shocked when recently returned husband Leo is called back into service by Doctors Without Borders and asks her to make the trip with him to Guatemala.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Adam Barr, Alex Herschlag, Jeff Greenstein, Sally Bradford McKenna, Gary Janetti

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  21. Will & Grace Season 6 Episode 10 - Fanilow
    8.2/10(380 votes)

    #21 - Fanilow

    S6:E10

    Opting out of the annual Grace Adler Design Christmas party, ultimate ""Fanilow"" Will spends the night waiting in line for tickets to a special Barry Manilow concert only to have his weak bladder force him to make a quick pit stop and entrust Grace to hold his place. However, Will's snubbing of an overweight man in the bathroom line leaves his chances of meeting his idol in doubt. Meanwhile, a distraught Grace discovers her mother has cancelled on their annual Hanukkah shopping spree to have dinner with Jack. And Karen is embraced by the inspiring music of Manilow waiting in line with a Fanilow named Cheryl.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  22. Will & Grace Season 7 Episode 10 - Queens for a Day (1)
    8.2/10(322 votes)

    #22 - Queens for a Day (1)

    S7:E10

    When Vince's mother injures her leg and is unable to make her traditional Italian Thanksgiving, Will comes to the rescue by offering to make his own special dinner, but Vince's mother refuses to give Will any credit. Meanwhile, Jack gives Vince's sister Ro a few pointers on a big secret she is keeping from her family and fiancé. Meanwhile, Grace and Karen get very cozy with Vince's much younger cousin.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kirk J. Rudell

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  23. Will & Grace Season 1 Episode 13 - The Unsinkable Mommy Adler
    8.1/10(520 votes)

    #23 - The Unsinkable Mommy Adler

    S1:E13

    Grace's visiting mom, Bobbi Adler, a would-be star whose propensity for breaking out into show tunes and impressions dismays her daughter – and delights Will, Jack and Karen – wreaks havoc by suggesting Will and Grace wed, despite their sexual differences. When Will winces at the fantasy of committing to anyone who needs to be the star of a relationship, Grace realizes she's more of a chip off the old block than she imagined.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  24. Will & Grace Season 2 Episode 20 - Girls, Interrupted
    8.1/10(422 votes)

    #24 - Girls, Interrupted

    S2:E20

    Despite their history, Grace spends a fun evening with Val [ from ep. # 18 Grace, Replaced] only to have Will suspect her of stealing. Meanwhile Jack becomes attracted to the leader of Welcome Home-an organization for gays who have converted to going straight, so he acts straight to woo the man.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jhoni Marchinko, Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust

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  25. Will & Grace Season 3 Episode 6 - Love Plus One
    8.1/10(398 votes)

    #25 - Love Plus One

    S3:E6

    Grace rejects an ex-boyfriend's suggestion that she participate with him and his girlfriend in a romantic escapade but when she confides in Will and Karen -- who fall down laughing at the prospect -- the conservative Grace considers throwing caution to the wind. Meanwhile, Will tries to help a newly employed Jack meet a customer at a clothing store by prompting him with witty lines like a latter-day Cyrano de Bergerac.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Richard A. Rosenstock

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Best Episodes Summary

"Last Ex to Brooklyn" is the best rated episode of "Will & Grace". It scored 8.9/10 based on 635 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Alex Herschlag, it aired on 10/2/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1)".